Lin Shouyi, an old carpenter at the state-owned Red Star Furniture Factory, faced layoffs amidst the waves of the era. Clutching the woodworking tools that had accompanied him for thirty years, he was reduced from a large factory technician to a laid-off artisan. He rented a ten-square-meter small shop beside the second-hand market and opened the "Shouyi Old Wood Renovation" small shop. Relying on his traditional mortise-and-tenon and ancient wax-polishing craftsmanship, he started a business repairing old furniture. A new whole-house customization shop opened across the street, with low-price marketing and malicious competition coming wave after wave. On one side, glossy and cheap new panel furniture loudly advocated that old items should be eliminated, while on the other side, the inconspicuous little shop silently repaired piece after piece of old woodwork carrying human affection and memories.